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Rouleur podcast: Grand Tour preview, Radio Tour and more

Rouleur podcast: Grand Tour preview, Radio Tour and more

Looking ahead to the Giro, Tour and Vuelta – what can we expect from the Big Three? Will Sky go out on a high?

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The Enemy Within – part one

The Enemy Within – part one

Eating disorders and mental health issues are as common in the peloton as in the rest of society. Former pro rider Ben Greenwood opens up...

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Gallery: double vision at Berlin Six-Day

Gallery: double vision at Berlin Six-Day

As the 2019 Berlin six-day approaches later this month, we look back to 2017 when native photographer Timm Kölln captured the 106th edition of the...

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Philippa York on her return to a public life in cycling

Philippa York on her return to a public life in cycling

In this extract from her feature on covering The Women’s Tour, Philippa York looks back on a return to public life, bike races and meeting...

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What’s in the next issue? Rouleur issue 19.1 with Dan Martin

What’s in the next issue? Rouleur issue 19.1 with Dan Martin

Plus Notes on Belgium, Sep Vanmarcke, Romain Bardet, Ned Boulting, Philippa York, Ag2r at altitude, Alex Dowsett, pre-Roubaix cobbled chaos and more

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Reflections: the fellowship of the big ring

Reflections: the fellowship of the big ring

In this column from Rouleur 18.6, Matt Seaton considers the nature of friendships formed in cycling

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The Knowledge: Ben O’Connor on appreciating the details

The Knowledge: Ben O’Connor on appreciating the details

The Girona based Dimension Data rider tells us about the the things that make him tick

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Philippa York: riding the bike again

Philippa York: riding the bike again

In this extract from her feature on The Women’s Tour, Philippa York’s explains her recent on-off relationship with her own bike

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Seaside CX: panoramas from the 2019 worlds course

Seaside CX: panoramas from the 2019 worlds course

The Danish will offer up their very own smörgåsbord of mud, wind and sweat when they host the world cyclo-cross championships in early February. Photographer Carsten...

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Winning the worlds: Maurizio Fondriest guest column

Winning the worlds: Maurizio Fondriest guest column

The 1988 world champion recalls the controversial circumstances of his world title win and the significance of racing in the rainbow stripes

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Sir Gary Verity Q&A – the cyclist behind Yorkshire’s big race obsession

Sir Gary Verity Q&A – the cyclist behind Yorkshire’s big race obsession

The CEO of Welcome to Yorkshire tells Rouleur about his cafe rides in the Dales, his language skills and sheep farming

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Desire: CHPT3’s One More Lap x Factor O2 bike

Desire: CHPT3’s One More Lap x Factor O2 bike

There will always be unfinished business with Paris-Roubaix for David Millar, pulling up in the centre of the Roubaix velodrome in 2014 not realising he...

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Introducing… Slovenia’s first Tour de l’Avenir winner, Tadej Pogačar

Introducing… Slovenia’s first Tour de l’Avenir winner, Tadej Pogačar

Rouleur meets last year’s Tour de l’Avenir winner, Tadej Pogačar, as he prepares for his first season in the WorldTour. Although following in some famous footsteps...

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Coursework: designing the Yorkshire 2019 Worlds route

Coursework: designing the Yorkshire 2019 Worlds route

Creating the ideal course, natural disaster planning and bespoke safety nets: cruising cycling-obsessed Yorkshire with the organisers aiming to host the greatest World Championships in...

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Peter Sagan Q&A: “I’ve never had a hangover”

Peter Sagan Q&A: “I’ve never had a hangover”

“I’m living my dream, though it’s a bit bigger than I expected,” Peter Sagan says. Responding to our unorthodox questions over a beer, the superstar...

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Pick your favourite Rouleur photographer’s shot of the year from 2018

Pick your favourite Rouleur photographer’s shot of the year from 2018

Our fine body of photographers choose their best work from the 2018 season. Vote for your own personal top shot

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Why Trek-Segafredo have signed ten-year-old school girl, Ruby Isaac

Why Trek-Segafredo have signed ten-year-old school girl, Ruby Isaac

Northamptonshire schoolgirl, Ruby Isaac is Trek-Segafredo’s youngest bike rider. How did that happen?

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Desire: Shimano S-Phyre sunglasses

Desire: Shimano S-Phyre sunglasses

Sunglasses, they’re an essential part of a pro cyclist’s poker face, they help hide their suffering. Shimano has finally got in on the game launching...

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Bernard Hinault interview (part 3): on the attack

Bernard Hinault interview (part 3): on the attack

From walking off air during a TV interview, to openly criticising Chris Froome, the Badger’s fierce reputation precedes him. But underneath it, maybe there is...

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Bernard Hinault interview (part 2): the toy box in the corner

Bernard Hinault interview (part 2): the toy box in the corner

Part two of three of the life of Bernard Hinault; as a professional cyclist you miss out on family life, grandchildren can be the way...

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Bernard Hinault interview (part 1): hunting for The Badger

Bernard Hinault interview (part 1): hunting for The Badger

A look into the remote world of Bernard Hinault. The Badger focuses his hunt on a different type of prey nowadays but still with the...

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Brexit, trade tariffs and what your next bike might be

Brexit, trade tariffs and what your next bike might be

In his column for Rouleur 18.7, Matt Seaton wonders what leaving the customs union might do for your aspirations of a custom build

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Desire: Sagan Collection S-Works 7

Desire: Sagan Collection S-Works 7

Stepping into Sagan’s shoes would be a daunting task, Specialized have made it easier with the launch of the Sagan S-Works collection shoe

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Definitions: climber by Paul Fournel

Definitions: climber by Paul Fournel

“From the first accelerations on the early slopes of a col, the peloton splits and transforms itself into a contest of grimaces and every man...

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What SRAM and Kanye West have in common

What SRAM and Kanye West have in common

Chicago, home to Kanye West and SRAM. Linking the rap revolutionary to cycling’s radical thinkers

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The Tour on telly (part 4): the outsider – Gary Imlach

The Tour on telly (part 4): the outsider – Gary Imlach

In the words of Francis Ford Coppola, live television is a high wire act. And without an autocue, it’s even... The post The Tour on...

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Desire: Podia long sleeve jersey

Desire: Podia long sleeve jersey

When blogging about cycling turns into you creating your own apparel brand; Max Burgess listened to people’s requests and came up with the goods

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Definitions: sprinter by Paul Fournel

Definitions: sprinter by Paul Fournel

“The sprinter is all thighs. Whether he is small and powerful like Cavendish, or big and powerful like Cipollini, he is always powerful”

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The Tour on telly (part 3): The man in the director’s chair

The Tour on telly (part 3): The man in the director’s chair

Surrounded by screens, flashing buttons and high-tech controllers it’s a complex mission to broadcast the Tour de France. ITV’s director-producer Steve Docherty has seen a...

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Desire: Assos S9 bibshorts

Desire: Assos S9 bibshorts

Will the new Assos S9 bibshorts help turn a crosswind into a tail wind? Potentially not, but the new design technology apparently means they’ll hold...

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